Senior Charge Midwife - Maternity Services

Nhs Greater Glasgow And Clyde; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 53,000 - 61,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Assistance Programme

Cycle to Work Scheme

Bursary scheme and learning/developOpP

extensive learning and development opp

Job summary

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is seeking a Senior Charge Midwife (Band 7) to join the Maternity Services at Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow. The role carries 24-hour clinical area responsibility and provides visible leadership within one of Scotland’s largest maternity services.

You will work with the Lead Midwife and the maternity leadership team to drive excellence in care, staff development and service improvement, ensuring governance, safety and quality improvements across the

Qualifications

• Registered Midwife with current NMC registration.
• Degree educated or able to demonstrate equivalent knowledge and experience.
• Significant clinical experience within maternity services.
• Evidence of leadership and people management skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Knowledge of clinical governance, patient safety and quality improvement methodologies.
• Experience of workforce planning and resource management.
• Commitment to supporting staff learning, development and succession planning.
• Understanding of evidence-based practice and service improvement approaches.
• Commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion and the values of NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde.

Responsibilities

• Lead and inspire a multidisciplinary team to deliver high-quality maternity care while promoting safety, compassion and continuous improvement.
• Ensure compliance with clinical governance and patient safety standards, and manage workforce planning and staffing resources.
• Support staff wellbeing and professional development, driving service improvements through audit, evidence-based practice, innovation and patient feedback.
• Collaborate across maternity services to enhance outcomes and experiences for women, babies and families.

Skills

Leadership and people management

Communication skills

Clinical governance and patient safety

Evidence-based practice and service:im

Workforce planning and resource mgmt

Equality, diversity and inclusion

Education

NMC registered Midwife

Degree educated or equivalent knowledge/experience

Job description

Senior Charge Midwife - Maternity Services

Location: Queen Elizabeth University Hospital

Employment type: Permanent

Salary: Band 7 (£52,845 - £61,466)

Job closing date: 01/11/2026

We are seeking an enthusiastic Senior Charge Midwife (Band 7) to join the maternity leadership team at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital. This is an exciting opportunity to provide visible clinical leadership within one of Scotland's largest and busiest maternity services, supporting the delivery of high-quality, safe and effective care for women, babies and families. The postholder will hold 24-hour continuing responsibility for their clinical area and work closely with the Lead Midwife, maternity leadership team and multidisciplinary colleagues to drive excellence in care, staff development and service improvement.

Key responsibilities

The Senior Charge Midwife will lead and inspire a multidisciplinary team to deliver high-quality maternity care while promoting a culture of safety, compassion and continuous improvement. The postholder will be responsible for ensuring compliance with clinical governance and patient safety standards, managing workforce planning and staffing resources, supporting staff wellbeing and professional development, and driving service improvements through audit, evidence-based practice, innovation and patient feedback. Working collaboratively with colleagues across maternity services, the role will focus on enhancing outcomes and experiences for women, babies and their families.

Knowledge, training, qualifications and/or experience required

• Registered Midwife with current NMC registration.
• Degree educated or able to demonstrate equivalent knowledge and experience.
• Significant clinical experience within maternity services.
• Evidence of leadership and people management skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Knowledge of clinical governance, patient safety and quality improvement methodologies.
• Experience of workforce planning and resource management.
• Commitment to supporting staff learning, development and succession planning.
• Understanding of evidence-based practice and service improvement approaches.
• Commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion and the values of NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde.

What we offer

We offer a wide range of supportive policies designed to enhance your employee journey, including a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme, Cycle to Work Scheme, bursary scheme and extensive learning and development opportunities.

As an NHS Scotland employee, you will be entitled to:

• A minimum of 27 days annual leave, increasing with length of service, plus public holidays
• Membership of the NHS Pension Scheme, including life insurance benefits
• Salary Sacrifice Car Benefit Scheme
• Development opportunities including study bursaries, e-learning and classroom-based courses
• Enhanced pay for working public holidays
• NHS discounts on a wide range of goods and services
• Confidential employee support and assistance, including counselling and psychological therapies

This post may require a satisfactory PVG Scheme record check. NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde encourages applications from all sections of the community. The Armed Forces Covenant applies; NHSGGC welcomes applications from across the Armed Forces Community.